| A | B |
| C:The Giver says it will be a long time before he can keep all the colors. | E: Jonas becomes angry that nothing has color. |
| C: Everything is the same. | E: There aren't any choices. |
| C: There is no choosing. | E: No one can chose wrong. |
| C: Jonas was dissatisfied with his groupmates' lives. | E: Jonas was irrationally angry at his groupmates. |
| C: Jonas was given the memory of elephant hunting. | E: He told Lily there was once live elephants. |
| C: Jonas is permitted to apply for a spouse. | E: His living arrangements will be different from other family units. |
| C: The society has a receiver | E: The society does not suffer. |
| C: Jonas must receive painful memories. | E: He breaks his leg while sledding. |
| C: The receiver had painful memories. | E: It makes him wise. |
| C: Each birthmother may have only three births. | E: There will always be enough food for everyone. |
| C: The birthmother is having twins. | E: One will be released. |
| C: Gabriel became restless in the middle of the night. | E: Jonas passed a memory of a wonderful sail. |
| C: Gabriel awoke around dawn. | E: Jonas released the rest of the calming day on the lake. |
| C: Gabriel had a calming memory. | E: He was able to sleep |
| C: Jonas realizes the power he has. | E: It frightens him. |
| C: Gabriel slept soundly for the earliest part of the night. | E: Jonas slept too. |
| C: There was not enough food for everyone. | E: Warfare broke out. |
| C: The Receiver used his wisdom when the plane flew over the community. | E: The pilot was not shot down. |
| C: Jonas received terrible suffering of the past. | E: The Giver always ended with a pleasurable memory. |